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Iron Valiant

Paradox Pokémon · Fairy/Fighting-type

Iron Valiant is a Fairy/Fighting-type Pokémon, the Paradox Pokémon, number 1006 (#1006) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 35 kg.

Iron Valiant is a robot knight that looks like Gardevoir and Gallade merged into one, with detachable arm blades and a chest cannon. One Pokédex entry compares it to a mad scientist's invention from a paranormal magazine; another says it may be the object of the same name listed in an expedition journal.

How to pronounce Iron Valiant

Iron Valiant is pronounced EYE-ern VAL-yunt. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Iron Valiant said out loud:

In Japanese it is テツノブジン (Tetsunobujin).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Iron Valiant is a mechanical biped, 1.4 m tall and 35 kg, with a dress-like skirt of five white and green petal guards, a green hair-like piece ending in two cones, and a teal head crest like a gladiator's helmet. The magenta blades on its gauntlets can detach and join into one double-edged weapon, and the hollow core in its chest can extend to fire shots like a cannon. Bulbapedia says it powers down when it sleeps, turning the pink glow on its blades, feet and cannon black.

Behaviour

Reports summarised on Bulbapedia call Iron Valiant cruel, willing to cut down anyone who confronts it without hesitating. It can fight with its blades still attached and spin its upper body independently of its legs. An unproven theory in an in-game magazine article claims it is a robot built by a mad scientist trying to make the most powerful Psychic Pokémon.

Habitat

In Pokémon Violet it is found in a cave in Area Zero, the crater at the heart of Paldea. The Pokédex names no other habitat.

Powers

Its Ability Quark Drive raises its highest stat on Electric Terrain or when it holds Booster Energy. It learns Close Combat, Moonblast, Knock Off, Night Slash and Leaf Blade by level-up, plus Spirit Break, a Fairy move that can lower Special Attack, and Destiny Bond. With base Attack 130, Special Attack 120 and Speed 116 it is a fast mixed attacker.

Name origin

Its English name means just what it says, 'iron valiant'. The Japanese name is Tetsunobujin (テツノブジン), from tetsu no bujin (鉄の武人), 'iron warrior'.

Design inspiration

Iron Valiant appears to be a fusion of Gardevoir and Gallade, with traits from both of their Mega forms, dressed as a paladin. Sheathed, its blades resemble Gallade's tonfa-like arms, and joined they form a double-headed glaive.

In the games

Iron Valiant is a Violet-version Paradox Pokémon, found in Area Zero in Pokémon Violet while Scarlet players must trade for it. In Pokémon Masters EX it forms a sync pair with Bede, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A.

Fun facts

• No other Pokémon shares its Fairy and Fighting typing, which Bulbapedia says comes from the secondary types of Gardevoir and Gallade.
• Bulbapedia says it is the only Paradox Pokémon built from more than one Pokémon, and the only one with a Generation IV origin, Gallade.
• Although it can learn Skill Swap by TM, the move normally fails because Quark Drive cannot be swapped away.
• Bulbapedia says it is the only Fighting type that cannot learn Facade.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Iron Valiant (Pokémon) · Serebii: Iron Valiant (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 74
• Attack: 130
• Defense: 90
• Sp. Atk: 120
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 116

Iron Valiant’s base stat total is 590. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Iron Valiant weak to?

Iron Valiant takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Steel (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Bug (¼×), Dark (¼×), Fighting (½×), Rock (½×).

It is immune to Dragon moves.

Evolution

Iron Valiant does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Abilities

• Quark Drive: Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.

Moves

Moves Iron Valiant learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (66)

Iron Valiant can learn 66 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Agility, Protect, Low Kick, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Aerial Ace, Hex, Swift, Magical Leaf, Icy Wind, Stored Power, Fling, Endure, Psyshock, False Swipe, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Shadow Claw, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Poison Jab, Rest, Taunt, Swords Dance, Imprison, Skill Swap, Substitute, X-Scissor, Trick, Liquidation, Aura Sphere, Shadow Ball, Hyper Voice, Energy Ball, Psychic, Encore, Thunderbolt, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Reversal, Electric Terrain, Psychic Terrain, Misty Terrain, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Knock Off, Vacuum Wave, Psych Up, Coaching, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Throat Chop.

Egg moves (1):Electric Terrain.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Undiscovered.
• Egg cycles: 50 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 6,400).
• Catch rate: 10 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 295.

Pokédex entries

It's possible that this is the object listed as Iron Valiant in a certain expedition journal. (Violet)

It has some similarities to a mad scientist's invention covered in a paranormal magazine. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Sp. Atk among Fighting types in Gen 9: 120.
• Tallest Fairy type in Gen 9: 1.4 m, shared with 2 others.
• Highest Attack among Fairy types in Gen 9: 130.
• Highest base stat total among Fairy types in Gen 9: 590.
• The only Pokémon with the Fairy/Fighting typing.
• Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m).
• Heavier than 57% of all Pokémon (35 kg).
• Base stat total 590, ranked #61 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #42 of 1,025.
• One of 1 Pokémon that are both Fairy and Fighting.
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 101 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Can learn 80 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 10: about 1.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Iron Valiant (Pokémon), Serebii: Iron Valiant (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (EYE-ern VAL-yunt): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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